#CFE838Lime Fizz (#CFE838) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 118°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.189. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CFE838 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 232, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 79%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 76%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 0%, 76%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.6 -29.2 76.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.883 0.189 118) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lime Fizz shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d8e229 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d7e931 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cfe838 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cfe93b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lime Fizz in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.38:1 and against black 15.25:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eaff89 · #cfe838 · #9aaf00 · #778600 · #556000 · #353d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cfe838 · #ddc800 · #dea900 · #db8b00 · #d46e14 · #c25634
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cfe838 · #76ccaf · #92a500 · #009170 · #5a6600 · #00503d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cfe838 · #b2bb92 · #8e9c4e · #7f4dcd · #333b00 · #191e00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cfe838 · #bdb8cb · #81876d · #504d59 · #1e2307 · #010005
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f0fb · #cac6d4 · #9d99a8 · #241f30 · #05010d · #cfe838
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfe838 · #bfb4dc · #8f6cd1 · #5f26a6 · #2b0056 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9f5ff · #cfe838 · #b6c1e5 · #974d9b · #3b4264 · #130e05
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cfe838 · #9ac2dc · #008dca · #91004f · #420020 · #00050f
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cfe838 · #91c6ce · #0094a4 · #5f26a6 · #450001 · #040011
#D4EB5E · #DAEF7A · #E0F293 · #E6F5A9 · #ECF8BE
#A8BE05 · #839500 · #606D00 · #3F4800 · #212600
#D0E66C · #D2E38F · #D4DFAC
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.